Intel Xeon Gold 6230R vs AMD A4-6320

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6230R and AMD A4-6320 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6230R

  • 24 more cores, run more applications at once: 26 vs 2
  • 50 more threads: 52 vs 2
  • Around 21% higher maximum core temperature: 85°C vs 70°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm SOI
  • 17.3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 26x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 47% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2251 vs 1529
  • 35x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 53543 vs 1530
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 26 vs 2
Number of threads 52 vs 2
Maximum core temperature 85°C vs 70°C
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 32 nm SOI
L1 cache 1.625 MB vs 96 KB
L2 cache 26 MB vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2251 vs 1529
PassMark - CPU mark 53543 vs 1530

Reasons to consider the AMD A4-6320

  • 2.3x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 150 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 150 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6230R
CPU 2: AMD A4-6320

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2251
1529
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
53543
1530
Name Intel Xeon Gold 6230R AMD A4-6320
PassMark - Single thread mark 2251 1529
PassMark - CPU mark 53543 1530
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 2081
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2905
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 359
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1623
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3937
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 359
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1623
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3937

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Gold 6230R AMD A4-6320

Essentials

Architecture codename Cascade Lake
Launch date 24 Feb 2020
Launch price (MSRP) $1894 - $1900
Place in performance rating 516 1459
Processor Number 6230R
Series 2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors AMD A4-Series APU for Desktops
Status Launched
Vertical segment Server Desktop
Family AMD A-Series Processors
OPN PIB AD6320OKHLBOX
OPN Tray AD6320OKA23HL

Performance

Base frequency 2.10 GHz 3.8 GHz
L1 cache 1.625 MB 96 KB
L2 cache 26 MB 1 MB
L3 cache 35.75 MB
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 32 nm SOI
Maximum core temperature 85°C 70°C
Maximum frequency 4.00 GHz 4 GHz
Number of cores 26 2
Number of threads 52 2
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links 2
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Memory

Max memory channels 6 2
Maximum memory size 1 TB
Supported memory frequency 2933 MHz 1600 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4-2933

Compatibility

Package Size 76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA3647 FM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 150 Watt 65 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 48
PCI Express revision 3.0
Scalability 2S

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units 2
Speed Shift technology
AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
PowerGating
PowerNow

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0

Graphics

Enduro
Graphics max frequency 760 MHz
iGPU core count 128
Processor graphics AMD Radeon HD 8370D
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
HDMI

Graphics API support

DirectX 11